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E. HAT^aETT SV.
F'iLEIGH. V*
QEHUND P. L BE REMSTATED
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SCHW HOLDS MEETING IN DURHAM
South’s Most Outstanding
Leaders To Be Present
■ GRFENSrJORO Spv' ml hii.i-
dr«'d S"iHhprii JfMdrr> frotn »h«- J.'t
states nf *hf arf-n bu inr -nuT..
farmers, prt.b s-.-ii>t:al men. inri'>
trial workers, ministers and other-- •
wUl :(S.semi)le ai Ih- U’a^hijtulon
Duke Hotel in l)iM-h;iin, this week
end for a rneetini’ "f the fsmihern
Conference for Moiimi! W>-!f,,r -
The rrei'lim', called to consider
ht-h.
FEPC IN SPOT
LICHL THREATS
tROM BOTH SIDES
MEMBERS TAKE
SIDE OF P. Em ^
REV.FUNDERSlifit
/'C'
\( >1.1 AIK XWI. .VO
nrcanl/aliun' pi eat expannon dor-
inn !hc past jT.ir. will bring to the
state such .v iirineiit nation il fig
ures n.s Ml , Helm Fnlltr. The Ni v
Pepilblir Mis; Jo.:eph;ne W.lk i)‘,
head -f Gec.r-in's Fact Fii.dir.i:
Commission; T.irlelon Collier, edi-
toriai writer l.-.iii'.xillf C'l.iiricr-
Journal: Mi.s' Jimn i. \Vi.;pdw;ird.
Mis.siairi YWC.A and v^tc.■\; Mrs.
Cliffoid Durr, nf ihe N’ationnl Com
mittee to .\boli.sh the Poll Tax; P;-
Marv Mcl.eod Bithiinc. prisidiiit
of :he Natioanl C'liuuil of NeKi'o
Women.
f)ihei well-known board mem
bers ineliide Dr W W Alexander-
of Chapel Hill and Chicago; Mis.s
Lucy Randolph M.i-on, .-MhiUi:
Mi.ss Lillian Smith, fla.vt'on, Ga ;
Bishop Paul B. K> rn. Teimes-e/-;
Dr Rufii- F Clement. Atlanta:
Rev. A. T. Mollegen, Alex.mdri.i.
Va.; Mortimer Ma>. T mies e-
Ho.st to the regional meeting will
be the Committee fie North Caro
lino, statewide social act! >n nrgan-
irtnion formid la.'-t fail .ns an ;tff:l-
Elate of Southern Conference Te
state Kroi4i of appmaltral'ly flon
Tar Heels reproM-ntinn a rros%..sec
tion of the popiil-ition is headed by
Rev. Lee C Sheppard. Raleigh;
Sen. Lawrence H V.’;>llnce. Smith-
field: and Dr. Charlotte Hawkin'
Brown. Sedalia.
(Continued on page eight i
IKALHIf:!!. NORTH CAROLINA WKKK KNOiNC. SATl^KDAY. .lANl RV 2r>, I04f>
- 'fialtimtjre, Md. — The' yearly
inteeUng of tne Board of Bisheqa
'of the A. M. & Zion Clnnd) wiUw
iccnl here January 9-1^ wasiqnj
lof the most stormy ever hiki by
I'll.ini-.iiT of Suiilln rn Denio- [
igaijol the Fair Fmpl.-yincnl
I'j.ictii-e Con.mi>'-ioii, was charnc-I
teii7cd .i\ 'un-Anu-ncan tacti>. i
ti.v .Seiiaior Deni' Chavey. 11) .M . ;
111 .1 r.idio interview. He fiilher I
staed thta A small miiiinoriiy if
the Senate is in.ikiiii* a trave.siy of
mujoiiiy riile .ind den'.oratic pro-
cvi-ses by attempting, through dtl.T-
:i-iv t.ictie-. I pr 'en- me niajuriiy
from expres.-inj! it« opinion.
The filiburiir iia;: nrougbt from
the Republican ide of the i.'le ine
appuintrr.ilit of a five man commit-
le to .study ihe possibility of invok
ing cloture. The FEPC is an ad-
miriisiratioan measure and was
meniioned in F’residem Truman’s
me.sa’-ge to the Caiigre.vi .Monday.
The pre-ident-' -upporl of the
mea.sure brought from Senator \Val
ter Geoige, of Georgia, the uuiek
retort. -If ihat is all that Harry
Truman has to offer. God help the
Demncrntic Parly in 194li and IfHg '
Whilf Senator Genrye fiimi'O &t
Ihe 'tippjirt '.f the President f r
•be ne...siire. GOP leaders in the
East .and North show keen mtenst
oci dmitleci that the rr.ea.surv's
-unporl by Republican Senators
tr.ig htcasily give th in the chance
at the Whit" House in 1948 and
would re.sl from the Demncratics
'Contimied on page eight)
Mrs. P. B. Young Sneenmbs
PUK:K five cents the prvlateB. due to the f^ct that
I Rev. J. B. b'undcrburlL Pisiding
[Elder, Fayetteville Dbtri^ Cea-
itraJ Conferenct, North Caro)lna»
^demanded that the Bishop listen
'to a charge brought against hiia
by Bishop W. W. Matthews, who
presides over his conference.
Kev. Pundciburk charged that
bishop Matthews deliberatsiy left
him without an appointment to
the annual session of the confer-
LESTER GRANGER HONORED
N. C. MutuaVs President
Reports Successful Year
IMierbOldW^-* »l»K*ng—of -*B»ortn
Carolina Mutual Iniiut-ance Cnrr.-
Carolina Mutual Insurance Corr.-
p. n> was held in the assembly roum
of ' the nstitutii.r^. Monday, Janu
ary 14th* A n-prcsentative numbci
of policyholders
were prc.«ent to pro,c,.tin„ th:.,i
near reports on the year s opr r.ilions
to elect offlccts, »nd to particip.tic
generally m the meeting
In his oueninc remarkK Hr
bisliin.* m ’^Iftfri.Ttirs ■
centuff.''ninin^ 1945. 0%'^
during the entire war, life insurance
■> mcrea;fd Its suci.il-economlc
seivici's to 'he people and today
niif-r ai tl gives greater
.encp, held at Southern Pines, N.
C., November 1945, even though
ho had met every obligation and
Iruh- that ^ discipline sets out
'He further alleged that the Bishop
Idle! this because he exposed his
U.0F0KLA.BARS
i
LAW STUDENT ON
RACIAL GROUND
Oklahoma City (ANP} •— Miss
Ada Lmii.-. SipiK*), aatlravtive 21-
>{'hi' • oid Langston uhhrnally
(.rr.duatv, was officially diAlild
bdniis.siun to.study law ^ &e
Uuhtwily of •Oklahoma‘“^here
Monday Ivx-ause «the is,« i4egro.
I Shv gtU'uiptPd enrollment and
Ideniul on racial grounds prtM’idcs
a list casc agauvt the state* of
.C»kiahoma by the NAACP in fetl-
:.ral caurts to force improvement
of slat:* I'darationul jEacilitieb for
i^egro citixcns. Whan she attempt-
cvl to (Rrdlh she was accoiQuani-
:1 by ;jr. -W. A. J. BuUr-*- -
I j’ naac
\
\ V X ^ 1*^ denyi
I \. \ s S ■. .sK.ji to the
‘GUIDE' OFFICIAL
PROMINENT IN
attempt to witi .old monies that
'had been collected by the general
>nut'ch. He also criticized the way
' in which the Bishop Matthews ac-
'ci-pted monies from the confer-
once tor his own-use.
Tht* trouble between Ruveemd
I'underburk has been brewtag
jbince November md has result**
mir»n-w-mm ■ nrum mmm m action being brought
lUflPTU PADni IMA u^Ri^inst Rev. Funderbur., wno
llUn III UnltULliin >“ rejimiuwh- the post which
_ ‘le has heM for a nmub^r of years.
; NORFOLK. Va^ .41... Eleanor .P;'«W-
■ While Young, wife of P. B. Young. '"B j
;3,-,. president and publaiher of Ih. f
JuurJal uid Guide, died .1 the 4“
re.ldeagar -m Chapel Street. Uiia 'h.aun^
' ¥30 P. M. Tneaday. Jaoa-
■r hofore."
With .vppcific reference to the t
pcinnro '»r N'lrlh Ciirolin;. Mntn.il
'inrii'.: Ihr yf'iir lIM.i. Dr. .Spmilrl-
Shfiwn :ibro,-irt Ihr destriyir In fire hw gun aftc*- a burnlm*
n nr«iwe( por t:SS Harry F Baker J;ip siik irio pi..nr rxpioded n t
i» .Siifix., .fiipan, is Charlf v W**«- m: rr Ihnn t5 fed ;»b .v*’ hix gun.
Mitt
. Atn-
N'AACP president and editor
Black Dispalcdt.
-ying Mis.*? Sipunl adim;-
»• school, Di, G. L. Cross,
idor.i nf the iini\’cr.-«ii,v. ad-
d tha' bnr admission tran-
tit wns in .'id -*- but cited Ih.
ih 'in.i ‘•fnfi’ liaeis for th.
i-i-.n ' ic*'- the iiniv* rsity't
LESTER B. GRANGER
The highliMt of the controw^
lUhs Site had b«n u and ministers' ^
_.>a««fer of the Guida.^bt^mg sieiation which was meeting sim-
* rnc.. far S3 years a^i|mtU lak^ uitaneously with the CounciL
!en in last May. one .gfla most ac- r,.v. S. G. Spottswood. Presidenl.
, live and valued ofla|p| At her .topped Rev. Fundei-burk and an*
Beside wheh «hg giMd Were her pointed a committee to invite
Ibmband and two.sons. P.-Bernard siiop Matthews to come «nd
•Young. Jr. and Thomas W. Young ibe charges as presented by
’ »iv«k-l3^DduMU||||M|i^a> Bishop. Mattbfti
Presented Distinguished
(.ivilian Servi'-e Award
Tolir. Yd&hgfYfft- BiAe v.as advised'l^V
‘H. White; and her physician. Dr. G. sociated bi^ops that the laymsi^
Hamilton Francis. Other survivors ;'.nci ministers should aegtd a com**
Cnnlinued on pace eiglit) 'Cotyinued on page 8)
Treasury Dept. Queried
WA.'^IHNtvmM
I neporzs ouc(^smi tear
CaroUfia Mutual Insurance Ctom-
, ^ .-....-...l^TWfrfti 1943,
u .J 1 I"*'*™"®® Com- during the entire war. life Insurance
> 'ntreuseh h- suelal-eeonomlc
of the .nMllutlop. Monday. Janu. se„.|ees to the people and today
ny !4tl*^ A n-presenlative number
iino- stron;.-r and gives greater
of policyholder, were pre.eni to p„,„,i„n than ever before.
hear reports nn the year's oporalicms.
With specific reference to the ex-
i
to eUel offleci.,. and In parllcipate po,.ip„„ N.rrlh Carolina Muln.ll
generally ,n the meeting durine the year ItM.t. Dr. Spauld.
In n.t oi«-ning remarks. Dr. „ ^ad ihl. to say: •■The eompany's
Spauld,ng paid grac on. tribute to Increased to approxlmalcl.
fourtern million dollars, and tnsu-
ComplroUer W. D. H:ll. to M:uor
Ch.rles M Fmir.ng manaerr of the
‘■'J'",* "w 2 ' ed Ihe second year’ experience m
rk J. W Hairis of the Agency the Kencral distribution of dividends
oepartmen . and to other company policyholders.' Said Dr. Spauld.
renresmti^tlvnc u-hn fiAnnrtgt/t iif.-, . m, . - r.
The p.-iytr.i-nl of dividenns
f
representatives who deported lih
during the ye.ir, but \vh i left ot-
hind them » hrriUige of brilliant
service, loyally, ;ind \^hfile-he»rled
deviitlon for the iri-pir;ition onri
midance of those who would fol
low thim S;ild Dr Spaulding:
"They have been called from labor
to reward, but their lovintj dev -
tion to duly will cnn.stitiile a never
lo-hf-forcotten rhap'rr m the his
tory of the in.slilution they loved so
devotely and labored * * issiduouslv
to perpetuate."
HhRVM b EMBLEMS AWARDED
During the course of the meetin,
will be continued In 1946 as in the
lw«* previous years. It \vf11 b** the
|ioluy of the roDipany to return to
its policyholder.s all surplus earn
ings over and above .-uch funds as
arc ariunlly needed for the .safe
conduct fif the business, thereby giv
ing til f-nn.pmy'; {> ilicyholders the
hencfjls of lower premium co.s-t thu^i
marie possible," !
Ill c ichi.-jin;* hb ren...rk'. Dr. 1
Spaulding stated: •'Diir nC Decf tn-I
brr of 194.5. North Carolina Mutu.;l '
was examined by lei.resentatives j
. . , _ ... .. of the Insurnnre Department,; -f ' . ^
ivice bolh .So„fi :
J* Carolina, and (Frorgia ' rim hapi ;
.Yr. ..un repfir' -if f xamm >
tjon reve,ail'd that the condition ■
’e romnany in every pha-e of o;.
oration i«t ■ib-olulelv ‘ti farlnry "
M W AIFMBF.RS ADDED
TiVo new ineinbf r were addi J
III the ronipniy's official roster.
'Continued on paze eii,h»»
Shown abroad the destr-jytr
mmeswerper USS Many F. Baker
at Sasebo, .fapan, is Charles Wes-
'ev Mitrhell. steward third c1h.s.s.
USN. 1. of 1719 Wexford Street.
Mobile. Ala., as he ;-eceives Ih.’
Hronre Star Medal for meritor-
imn- arhirvemenf a« operator of
a 20-mm gnn at Okinawa. At
me in)tai.rc. Mitrhctl cotiHntied
to fire his gun after n burning
Jap suicide plane exploded n I
mr-re than 15 feci above his giui.
At another time potted an ap
proaching suicide plane In time
f’I He ^hlp■- guns to draw a
bend on and dcsirry it. He served
on the USS Lansdale when she
was struck and suuk in the Med
iterranean Sea
it.«, -KAACP pmident and editor,
of Black Oispatcii.
In denying Miss Sipuel admis-
.s'itin to the school. Dr. G. L. Cross,
pi’isidenf of the university, ad
mitted that her admission Iran-
scipt was in ord' r hut cited th;
fikinhoma staluti.s cis basis for thf
di cisiyn vhich the iiniversity'i.
hoard of regents ordered him to
I'luki aller a im-cting on Nov. 7.
1945.
'•There was a dLscusaion con-
n .ninp the n*-wspapi*r reports on
tht f|UL'stion of N;’gr.K;.s attending
‘Continued on page ft)
Continued on page eight)
(Coi|^u*d on page •>
BULLETIN! Speaker Says Minorities
Must Have Understanding
field and Ft*«mc Ofiin
who bad rompteted
more in thr service of the company.
In his annual ad'lre.. to ihe po i-
i-'-hildrr: Di Sp.aildlng stated-
“Once again life insurance hn> dom
cinstr.Hfd its .strength -.nd »,t.ibi!i'y
in the fac- of national upheavals,
jiid a i* difi in )|ic 'lagic depro;-
slon s-f the '30s and during eve; .
HOLD FEPC MEETING
IN CAPITAL
Wa hington ( A N P 1 —
Congressman Adam C. Pow-
ill and Benjamin Davis, Jr..
Now York, councilman were
sponsors of a two day meet
ing to push FEPC legislation
held in Washington Thurs
day and Friday.
Some 300 delegates from
Connecticutt. N •* w Y' k.
V" *.achusetts. Ppunsvlva*iia
:nd Ohio mv.'rged ^n «he
miion'f cpnita* .i
• i-cir c-n Tcssmen a> d urge
iber.i o f** r"!PC leg--.
RALEIGH R.abhi ifamld F
fii.-lfmaii, in Ihe second I’uhlir Af
fairs .Meclitig of Ih'* So.louiiiCi
Truth YW(-'A. Sunday at the Davie
Street Presbyterian Church i)oinl-
Pre.seiited Distinguished
Civilian Service Award Treusury Dept. Queried
';•! e
Ik* given egiialiiy H" -f ited fnrlher
Ihat Ihe dislor.,ler| .'evvs n-u-t have
'be r;glit to ehoo^e the place for |
ih*’ii location j
^ Rabbi rji Ifman de-lai-ed that j
ed out that Adolph Hitler whs ihc b »>'• -Miperi ,r rare and that
f"’ I ■';-n to Micce>sfiillv propagal' discriminulioo agaiii.st Ihe .Few,*.
;)ieirrdt‘a»cd aiiti-'cnveiic ■* avc C.iMtolics and iNi aroe*. i menarel
• - ■ . the dealli ''' D'-itoKiarv ..iid f bristanil;- j
-. •.M i.'iu.i .h 'v . Th 'v.s he rie- The m norih:-.-. le dcrlairri, havc|
iinil well* tne fii'i suffer ui df*‘d by III* majorilie.s asl
i:o|M*, , ltd Ih:i' ilier- ,.re now *•' 'P «“al;. u. limes ' f rconon-.ic
WA.SFHNGTON — Secretary vf
the N.. James Forrestal (oduy
presented the Distinguished Civilian
Service Award to Lester B. Gran
ger for his work as Special Advi*-
or to the Secretary on Ihe utdizH-
tion of Negro personnel in the Nav
al services. The award wa.« made at
the Navy Department.
TIi»* citatinii accompanying the
award reads:
For exceptionally outstanding
.•lervlce to the United Slates Navy h«
.Special Advisor to the Secretary
of the Navy from July 1. 1945. to
November I, 1945,
"Mr. Granger rendered .•'ound and
able roimsri »o the Secretary of
•111* Navy on the iilili/ntion of- Ne-
;;ro n-:lit.iry jiersoniiel in the Naval
Service. By inspection of continen
tal and over.seas naval activities,
'iiiring which bis tactful and forth-
rlchi .-rlvire w .n the respect of
m* n and offirpre; alike. Mr Granger
personally evaluated the position ot
the Negri) in Ihe Navy, suggesting
(Continued nn page 8i
On Bretton- Woods J. C.
New York — A report that Li-
b. rian and other dark-skinned
(•c legates to the Bretton Woods
li’onela.y conference to be held
i.eai Savannah. Georgia, will be
11 fused accommodations at th-
General Ogl; thorpv Hotel has
caused Hie NAACP to imuirt; of
iMith the Slate and Treasury De-
pnrtmeuls whether this arrango-
rit-nl has been sanctioned by the
Ibiited Slates
In identical letters to Secretary
oi thi.' Treasury Frrd M. Vin.-son
iiiul Acting Secretary of Statv
*' an Ach-son, the NAACP d*-
that the hotel managemcn'
jiH.s been qui'fly st-eking to ar-
•angc to house colored delcgat-. >
.n private Negro homes in Savan
nah, nin- miles from Wilmington
I.'land, •.'.’here the ronfcrenc- ■will
i)L' held. A bench club will also
ce ii.-.eri to house deIegp*o5, ac-
c(>rding to a Washingtoo an«
nouncement Ja luary 14. and tha
NAACP stated that it* Gec*^
organ ir.ition had informed it |
Negroes aren’t permitted in c"
>i the establishmenU except ■
servants.
The Washington announccQMt
stated that a snrall committw ol
'State and Treasury DepartnnI
'representative recently inspepU’d
I the Wilmington Island site and
designated the General Oglethorpe
Hotel and the nearby beach ^li
ay. headquarters for the deUga^
from all over the world. Tito «l.
A. A. C. P. letter, signed by Iw
Vvdkms. assistant .secretary, mki:
“This Association would like to
inquire whether uie TreMurjt
and State Departments know ^
the contemplated separation of
dark-;kinned delegates from tt?9
iContlnueo on page •)
Dorcthy F. rum of th-
minori
i*ed the ctnfcrrnce.
sfoi-ii
No Black Nations
On Top UNO
Committees
I
Washington (ANP) — N-gni
hi.ti'n membcT.s of the Unilt d
Ni'tions organization arc nut fcp.
re.sentod in any of the impuiTaii!
con.itiitlc - ;’• a.*?.ignment.s. a--
though .sevi-ral minor nation.>'
hi .id fill important pasts undr.
tb i> iscnt iirgarii.ii ion
With .51 nali»>n.s enrolled, ar-i
Piiu’ Honri Spaak - i Bclgiuni i •
Cl .-ifl nt, ,.*n:' .-‘ntativ .s . ‘
Vruted States, United Kingdnri
(Ei'gland) USSR (Russia) Chin ■
Fiance. .South Africa, and Ven
ezuela are named vice president
The president and vice pr.v
dint.s w-th the chairm-m of t:
six important cnmrrit’ees foriu
the U-man steering committc
those committees .ind their n*
tienal n presentativea are politic il
and social. Ukraine; economic un
fir.'rcial. F*olaad; »iK*ial. nonani
taiiian and euitural. New Zealanrt,
tru.‘tc .ship. Uiuguay; budgetarv,
S> ria >caL Panama
The security council a.s set up •
cr.inpos. *1 of pcminn'bt mrmberv
find members whose memberships
gApire in one to two-years; per-
in..ni nt nn mber.i an v U'.i'.
;s;*tci. the UniiiHi KingJiei
F.'.ino'. U.S.SR, Chin.i. IT47 • .
piiations. .Niiherlands. Egyp'
..•c.^.ci.. I'MH expiiaii.n>. .-\u.Vt;,i-
: . Hi a/ll an : I 'oland.
T.u- eoni ni;- and .oei.i| cnun- •
conipo.si'd -li gi ijp-
I •• mb rs hav ■ either two •.ei:
' im* xpittng in 194';; three ye'*
' ni-. lT4d a.i*i !ou;‘ y -a: *.i'rm*.
In lilt* lir t group .ir. i.'-
e.'mhia. Greicc. L c b a n > n
l'.‘irain-. I'.ni'. ' Stau-N .n i ' Yr
. ■ .-'a .-ia; for 1948. Cuba. Ind a.
I '.v.T.’, USSR and th * Unit.d-
h .ng’i'.m. for 1949, Belgium. Can-
i.a. Chile. China France. Peru, i
^ ■’ he -tei ring committee mi t la;i |
T.. sday in .determin - organiz-i-
■ a; mattiTs and prncedur;. Mrs
r ; anor Rnosevelt. one of the 'le'- '
j •; te from the Unitivi Slat-:,
[n rtn.e a trip to Russia inimediat-’
|1-' after the sessions.
In :undainent.ils governing pro- ■
girms. thx darker nation:
L«in completely ignored, eilher
h’ choice or bv chanc.*. These in
clude Ethiopia, Liberia and Haiti.
USH ALABAMA
'''Gir.TBATlON DRIVE
Birmingham (ANP) —
Racing against efforts to
-'k .t harder for Alabama
ciiiiens to register to vote
• ap*. H. C. Tcrtrll, horio on
terminal leave, is heading up
he v't'-rans voter • registra-
:icn r.cmmittca of the South
ern Nc.;ro Youth congress.
Veterans in Alabama are
exempt from poll tax. and
with 125.000 Negroes inducted
from the Birmingham area.
Capt. Tern'll scs an oppor
tunity to add tevfra' hundred
new voters. It is believed that
the fact that veterans do not
have to pay pell tax is one
of the Fiiddrn factors behind
the propcstd 'Boswell
amendment" ’.o be voted on in
November, which if pass^
wculd stiffen regisiratinn re-
qvi'fmrts.
An eight • day rogutration
p'*lcd is set for Birmingh-im.
Je.n. 23-5i and Bessemer, Jan.
21-23.
filled Jew.c. T*’* ;m I Ihat '.Ihtp
If Jiui.'Ti qi- tioii. the R;ib- r iaiidii'g b* Iwcfn
' Inri'd. •' ■ a qiii'.stion of -e-
rg tl.f-r rights where their -iiggc-u-a plans fur improving
,'rignc.i hiiv bee . taken iiway." In the lol.s nf ihr miTi ,ri*i..s were oiu-
Uu* hf a>ked that there be no dis- 1 ned us follows;
crimination in the administration 1.Liberation of our economic sy •
of the United Nations Relief and tem. through international cnopei-
Rohaoilitiitinn and that Ihi Jews 'Continued on p.igr eight i I
NEW POLIO WARD
RETIRED LINCOLN
PHEXY PASSES
Linceb. U.. Pa. (ANP) —
WallT L. Wright. 73-year-
D'esident emeritus of Lincoln
university, di'd at his heme of
a heart attack Thuuday morn
ing around 9:30.
He had been attached at
Lincoln about SO years and
hecame president of the school
in 1936. He retired in Octo-
h:r. 1945. Dr. Wright would
have been 74 years of age on
Feb. 3.
He is survived by a wife,
two sons and a daughter.
Sister Gary To Appear
On Tobacco Net Work
Because of March of Dimes coutrlbution'*. January 14-31, Neg
infantile paralysis patient* at the Stat^ Emergency Polio Hospital
Jackson. Mississippi, have « new ward and these youngsters we:
photographed in It wh. one of their nurses.
Poliomyelitis is one of the moet unpredictable of diseases. Th
number of eases may vary gn ly from year to rear and from loralit-
to locality. InlanDie paralysis leads childhood diseases in percentagi
of mortality. In 1942, for example, 1 out of 7 polio patients died. Othei
figures were: diphtheria, 1 out of 13; whooping congb. 1 out of 75:
measles, 1 out of 420.
Give to the March of Dimes and help fight infantile paraivsis. Thr
March of Dimes Is the nation-wide appeal of the National Poiind.itioi
for Infantile Paralyse, founded by Pranklio Delano Roosevelt •
loto Serviee,
I RALEIGH - When WRAL an
nounced on .lanuary 2.1 1944. "Wi
.O'.- '-ike yon to Grace AME Zii-n
Church where the .service of Sister
Gary and her cnngrog.itinn i j*j5t
beginning." the country was in the
thr'W'.s of a great war. Sister Gar -
and er congregation were opposed
lo war. So. this Sister Gary said.
•;ave hci an opupriunity ta talk to '
-I larger parish about the direct oiv'
i posite of war. She chooee for her
,i..i RikMo Text, ••"ciice I Ir.nvr
I with vou. my peace I give unto you:
i lot a- Ihe world uiveth. gi'-e I unto
vcai. Lei not y..ur heiirt be truu-
. .'lo'l. r.either let it be afraid.”
[ '1 kniw." SiHer G.ity said in a:;
jfxclu ive interview for THE CARO-
j l.INIAN last Monday, "just so long
as *he people Ihough' aboiil "’ar
) they oiild go on making war. A
person'.* thoughts determino his .ic-
liotis. It was necesiirv for siim*- n-*
to d;vcrt the though's and it w.»*
God's way of having it dour that ‘ lo
Radio was made an inKtrument for
Photo by Hiatt Photo £
, Jackson. Miss.
t
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“That peace sermon brought j
many n*spon*i-s. It apparently I
awoke the pconie to a sense of
their Christian responsibility and '
the demand for messages of peaus,
came. I than dedicated my life to
a crusade of peace." This dedica-
tian. Sister Gary said, took her and
her congregation to the Memorial .
Auditorium where four thousand j
people heard her tell them when
tConttnued on page eight) j
SISTER GARY